Oct 2, 2000
Accident
Substantial JASPER, TX
Injuries1 serious
Phase of Flight-
ConditionsIMC
OperationFAR 137
Probable Cause
The pilot's inadvertent VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in his failure to maintain control of the helicopter. Factors were the fog and the pilot's lack of instrument flight experience.
NTSB FTW01LA004